CollectionPrivy Purse and Treasurer's Department papers
ReferencePPTO/PP/EVII
TitlePrivy Purse Papers for Edward VII
Date1844-1922
DescriptionFinancial papers recording official and personal expenditure of the Privy Purse during the reign of King Edward VII, including order and memoranda books, the main and additional correspondence series, registers of telegrams, accounting records (abstracts, ledgers and journals), bank pass books for Privy Purse and personal accounts, and detailed financial accounts of trips abroad by the King and Queen Alexandra. There are also records of patronage including charitable subscriptions and nominations to office and regiments and a series recording those holding Tradesmen's Warrants and recipients of Edward VII's Coronation Medal.
LanguageEnglish
Extent46 boxes, 114 volumes and 5 folders
Access ConditionsAvailable for research unless otherwise stated
Related MaterialAdditional Privy Purse papers for the Edwardian period can be found in VIC/ADD/A/37; PPTO/PP/QV/ADD/PP3/3/1, 4/2/1-6, 12, 39, 41, 42 and 47; and PPTO/PP/QV/PP1/86, 91-98, 100-107, 109, 112-114, 116, 117, 119, 120, 122, 126. Related personal financial records for the King, including as Prince of Wales, are in VIC/ADD/A/5/468, 469, 500-506 and 507-523. Queen Alexandra's financial records can be found in VIC/ADD/A/21.
LevelSub-sub-fonds
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